Biographies

Mr. Brian Kgomotso Mosehla serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company. He Joined the board in 2015. Mr. Mosehla is the chief executive of Mosomo Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited, a director of Zambezi Platinum, Malundi Resources (RF) Proprietary Limited and Coal of Africa Limited. Member of the investment committee; and the social, ethics and human resources committee.

Mr. Paul A. Dunne has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of the Company effective March 1, 2014. Joined the board in 2014. Prior to joining Northam, Mr. Dunne was employed by Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) as executive director responsible for all mining, concentrating and smelting operations at Implats’ Rustenburg and Marula mines. Mr. Dunne is also a director of Zambezi Platinum. Member of the health, safety and environmental committee

Mr. Ralph Havenstein serves as Lead Non-Executive Independent Director of Northam Platinum Ltd., since July 1, 2003. Joined the board in 2003. Mr. Havenstein currently serves on the board of Murray and Roberts Holdings Limited and Omnia Holdings Limited. He was previously chief executive officer of Anglo American Platinum Limited, prior to which he was an executive director of Sasol Limited responsible for Sasol Chemical Industries. Member of the audit and risk committee. Chairman of the health, safety and environmental committee; the investment committee; and the nomination committee.

Mr. David Hugh Brown has been appointed as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company., with effect from 7 November 2017. Mr Brown is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and is the chief executive officer and executive director of Coal of Africa Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director of Vodacom Group Limited. Mr Brown spent almost 14 years at Impala Platinum Holdings Limited, where he held a number of senior management positions including that of financial director and chief executive officer.

Mr. C. Kelello Chabedi is the Non-Executive Independent Director of Northam Platinum Ltd. Joined the board in 2009. Mr. Chabedi has more than 20 years’ mining experience having worked for Anglo American for 12 years in both their underground and surface mining operations. He is currently a senior lecturer in the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. Member of the health, safety and environmental committee; the investment committee; and the social, ethics and human resources committee

Ms. Hester Helena Hickey has been appointed as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, with effect from 1 January 2016. Joined the board in 2016. Ms Hickey currently serves as an independent director on the boards of African Dawn Capital Limited, Cashbuild Limited, Omnia Holdings Limited and Pan African Resources Plc. She has 35 years’ experience in auditing, risk management and governance and is a past chair of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Chairman of the audit and risk committee.

Dr. Yoza Jekwa has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company., effective 8 November 2017. Dr Jekwa holds an MBA in Finance and an MBBCh (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae). Dr Jekwa has extensive experience in the South African Corporate Banking industry and has held various positions in the medical field in South Africa and the United Kingdom. The board is pleased to welcome Dr Jekwa and looks forward to her future contribution to the company.

Mr. Mcebisi Hubert Jonas has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, effective September 6, 2018. Mr Mcebisi Jonas served as Deputy Finance Minister in the Government of the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2017 and was a member of the National Assembly until April 2017. Mr Jonas is an independent non-executive director of MTN Group Limited and is one of four independent presidential investment envoys, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to attract investors to South Africa. He is also a former chairperson and non-executive director of the Public Investment Corporation.

Ms. Emily T. Kgosi serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Northam Platinum Ltd., since November 1, 2004. Joined the board in 2004. Ms. Kgosi is the cluster manager in Supply Chain Operations, Eskom Group Commercial. She has extensive experience in the banking sector mainly in a treasury operations environment, having held positions at a number of South Africa’s main banking groups as well as Credit Suisse First Boston (NY). Member of the audit and risk committee; and the nomination committee. Chairperson of the social, ethics and human resources committee.

Mr. Temba I. Mvusi has been appointed as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, with effect from 1 January 2016. Joined the board in 2016. Mr. Mvusi currently holds the position of chief executive: group market development at Sanlam Limited (Sanlam). He has served on the board of Sanlam since 2009, and holds a number of Sanlam group directorships and is also the chairman of Iemas Financial Services (Co-Operative) Limited. Prior to joining Sanlam, he was the general manager of Gensec Property Services Limited and was a marketing manager at Franklin Asset Management.

Mr. Jean Nel has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, effective September 6, 2018. Mr Jean Nel is a non-executive director of Mimosa Holdings (Pvt) Limited and Mimosa Investments Limited, which entities own and manage the Mimosa Platinum mine in Zimbabwe. Mr Nel has more than 18 years’ experience in mining and mining finance, including having served as the CEO of Aquarius Platinum from 2012 to 2016, at which time he led the successful disposal of Aquarius Platinum to Sibanye Gold Limited (now Sibanye-Stillwater Limited). He is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and a CFA charterholder.

Mr. John G. Smithies is Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr Smithies is a mining engineer and has spent the majority of his career at Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (“Implats”), where he held a number of senior management positions including that of director of operations and chief executive officer, before retiring from Implats.

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